Taken out of their original context and ingeniously recycled into a mosaic of quotations, these sentences now tell a compelling new story that, according to the author, bears a close resemblance to his own life.

I know around this time of year, fear strikes as I try desperately to find the perfect gift for the two men in my life: my father, and my husband, who is a father himself. They have everything, and what they don't have they can get. What is a girl to do?

So many things that were once "gentlemen only" propositions have now become equal stomping grounds. But there are still a few things left that women seem strangely left out of. Bourbon seems like one of them.